Luke 20
1 Once when Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple, telling them the good news, some of the chief priests and religious teachers came with the elders.
And on one of those days as He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes and elders came upon Him, saying,
2 They asked him, “Tell us: by whose authority are you doing what you do? Who gave you the right to do this?”
Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who it is that gave thee this authority?
3 “Let me ask you a question too,” Jesus replied. “Tell me:
And He answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one question, tell me,
4 the baptism of John—was it from heaven, or was it just human?”
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?
5 They talked about it among themselves: “If we say it was from heaven, he'll ask, ‘Then why didn't you believe him?’
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
6 And if we say it was just human, everybody will stone us for they're sure John was a prophet.”
but if we say, Of men, the people will all stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
7 So they answered, “We don't know where it came from.”
And they answered, they did not know whence it was.
8 Jesus replied, “Then I won't tell you by whose authority I do what I do.”
And Jesus said unto them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
9 Then he began to tell the people a story: “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went to live in another country for a long while.
Then He began to speak unto the people this parable, A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen and travelled abroad for a considerable time,
10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenant farmers to collect his share of the crop, but the farmers beat the servant and sent him away with nothing.
and at the fruit-season he sent a servant to the husbandmen that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen beat him and sent him away empty.
11 So the owner sent another servant, but they beat him too and treated him shamefully, and sent him away with nothing.
And he sent another servant; and they beat him also and abused him, and sent him away empty.
12 So he sent a third servant, but they wounded him and threw him out.
And he sent a third; and they wounded him also and drove him out.
13 The owner of the vineyard asked himself, ‘What shall I do? I know, I'll send my son whom I love. Perhaps they will respect him.’
Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see Him they will reverence Him.
14 But when they saw him coming, the farmers said to themselves, ‘This is the owner's heir. Let's kill him! That way we can take his inheritance.’
But when the husbandmen saw Him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
15 They threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
16 He will come and kill these farmers and let others have the vineyard.” When they heard the story, they said, “May this never happen!”
He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard this they said, God forbid.
17 But Jesus looked at them and said, “Then why is it written in the Scriptures, ‘The stone the builders rejected has now become the chief cornerstone’?
And He looked upon them and said, What then is this, which is written, The stone which the builders refused, is become the head of the corner?
18 Anyone who falls on that stone will be broken in pieces; anyone it falls upon will be crushed.”
Whosoever falleth on that stone shall be bruised; but on whomsoever it falleth, it will crush him to pieces.
19 Immediately the religious teachers and the chief priests wanted to arrest him because they realized that the story Jesus told was aimed at them, but they were afraid of what the people would do.
And the chief priests and the scribes would have laid hands on Him at that very time, but were afraid of the people: for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.
20 Watching for an opportunity they sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They tried to catch Jesus out in something he said so they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
And they watched Him and sent out spies, pretending to be righteous men, to lay hold of his words, that they might deliver Him up to the power and authority of the governor.
21 They said, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is good and right, and that you're not swayed by the opinions of others. You truly teach the way of God.
And they asked Him, saying, Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but teachest the way of God in truth:
22 So should we pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
is it lawful for us to give tribute to Cesar, or not?
23 But Jesus saw through their trickery, and said to them,
But He perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why do ye tempt me?
24 “Show me a coin—a denarius. Whose image and inscription is on it?” “Caesar's,” they answered.
Shew me a penny: whose image and inscription hath it? and they answered, Cesar's.
25 “Then give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give back to God what belongs to God,” he told them.
Then said He unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's.
26 They weren't able to trap him by what he told the people. They were stunned at his reply, and fell silent.
And they could not take hold of his word before the people: and they marvelled at his answer and said no more.
27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, came to Jesus with this question:
And some of the Sadducees (who deny a resurrection) came to Him and asked Him,
28 “Teacher,” they began, “Moses gave us a law that if a married man dies leaving a wife without children, then his brother should marry the widow and have children for his dead brother.
saying, Moses enjoined us, if any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die childless, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
29 Once there were seven brothers. The first had a wife, and died without having children.
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless; and the second took the wife, and he died childless;
30 The second
and the third took her;
31 and then the third brother also married her. In the end all seven brothers married her, and then died without having children.
and in like manner all the seven.
32 Finally the wife died too.
And they died and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
33 Now whose wife will she be in the resurrection, since all seven brothers had married her?”
Therefore at the resurrection whose wife is she? for all the seven had her to wife.
And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry and are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
35 “But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and the resurrection from the dead don't marry or are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
But they who are counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: (aiōn g165)
36 They can't die any longer; they're like the angels and are children of God since they're children of the resurrection.
for they can die no more, being like the angels: and they are the children of God as being the children of the resurrection.
37 But on the question of whether the dead are raised, even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush, when he calls the Lord, ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush; for he calleth the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him they all are alive.”
And He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for to Him they are all living.
39 Some of the religious teachers responded, “That was a good answer, Teacher.”
And some of the scribes replied, Master, thou hast indeed said right.
40 After this no one dared to ask him any more questions.
And they dared not any more to ask Him any such question.
41 Then Jesus asked them, “Why is it said that Christ is the son of David?
And He said unto them, How do they say, that Christ is the son of David?
42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand
when David himself saith in the book of Psalms, "The Lord said unto my Lord,
43 until I make all your enemies a footstool for your feet.’
Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool."
44 David calls him ‘Lord,’ so how can he be David's son?”
David therefore calleth Him Lord, and how is He then his son?
45 While everyone was paying attention, he said to his disciples,
And He said to his disciples, in the audience of all the people,
46 “Watch out for religious leaders who like to go around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the markets, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.
Beware of the scribes, who affect to walk in long robes, and love salutations in public places, and the chief seats in the Synagogues, and uppermost places at feasts;
47 They cheat widows out of what they own, and cover up the kind of people they really are with long-winded prayers. They will receive severe condemnation in the judgment.”
who devour widows houses, and for a shew of religion make long prayers: these shall receive a heavier sentence.
